wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; so far; up to the present
to continue; to keep up; to keep on